Trust, Trust offered to heavens, earth and mountains, but undertaken by man

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إِنَّاعَرَضۡنَاٱلۡأَمَانَةَعَلَىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَٱلۡجِبَالِفَأَبَيۡنَأَنيَحۡمِلۡنَهَاوَأَشۡفَقۡنَمِنۡهَاوَحَمَلَهَاٱلۡإِنسَٰنُۖإِنَّهُۥكَانَظَلُومٗاجَهُولٗا٧٢
Saheeh International

Indeed, We offered the Trust1 to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.2

إِنَّاInna
عَرَضْنَاAAaradna
ٱلْأَمَانَةَalamanata
عَلَىAAala
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضِwaalardi
وَٱلْجِبَالِwaaljibali
فَأَبَيْنَfaabayna
أَنan
يَحْمِلْنَهَاyahmilnaha
وَأَشْفَقْنَwaashfaqna
مِنْهَاminha
وَحَمَلَهَاwahamalaha
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ ۖalinsanu
إِنَّهُۥinnahu
كَانَkana
ظَلُومًۭاthalooman
جَهُولًۭاjahoolan
لِّيُعَذِّبَٱللَّهُٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَوَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقَٰتِوَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَوَٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِوَيَتُوبَٱللَّهُعَلَىٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَوَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُغَفُورٗارَّحِيمَۢا٧٣
Saheeh International

[It1 was] so that Allāh may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allāh may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.

لِّيُعَذِّبَLiyuAAaththiba
ٱللَّهُAllahu
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَalmunafiqeena
وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقَـٰتِwaalmunafiqati
وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwaalmushrikeena
وَٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِwaalmushrikati
وَيَتُوبَwayatooba
ٱللَّهُAllahu
عَلَىAAala
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَalmumineena
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۗwaalmuminati
وَكَانَwakana
ٱللَّهُAllahu
غَفُورًۭاghafooran
رَّحِيمًۢاraheeman